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Bayer rolling out short corn variety tolerant of weather extremes

Feb. 17, 2022 at 6:31 pm CST

Reuters — Global farm chemicals and seeds maker Bayer will launch a corn variety in the United States next year that it says will better tolerate heavy winds associated with climate change, estimating future sales in North America as high as one billion euros. The corn, which grows one-third shorter […]

AgriRecovery underway for flood-battered B.C. farms

Feb. 7, 2022 at 8:07 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Last year was world’s sixth-warmest on record, U.S. scientists say

Jan. 13, 2022 at 3:58 pm CST

By Reuters

La Niña likely to continue into spring, U.S. forecaster says

Jan. 13, 2022 at 3:43 pm CST

By Reuters

La Niña introduces itself with Prairie cold snap

Jan. 7, 2022 at 9:43 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. tornadoes destroy chickens, tractors, silos

Dec. 13, 2021 at 6:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — A Deere dealership and a Pilgrim’s Pride chicken hatchery were destroyed when deadly tornadoes swept through Kentucky on Friday, while silos holding millions of bushels of corn suffered damage, the companies and the state’s agriculture commissioner said on Monday. At least 64 people, including six children, […]

By Tom Polansek

CN again reopens Kamloops-Vancouver corridor

Dec. 6, 2021 at 5:03 pm CST

MarketsFarm — After recent heavy rains forced Canadian National Railway to close its Kamloops-to-Vancouver corridor for a second time, the railway reopened its critical line to Canada’s busiest port on Sunday. CN spokesperson Jonathan Abecassis said the corridor was initially closed a second time during the most recent spell of […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CN rerouting trains, aims to re-open line to Vancouver on weekend

Dec. 1, 2021 at 6:27 pm CST

Reuters — Canadian National Railway (CN) said Wednesday it was aiming to reopen its track in the crucial Kamloops-to-Vancouver corridor in flood-hit British Columbia this weekend. The Pacific province, trying to rebuild after devastating floods in November, received more rain over the weekend and this week. CN operates one of […]

By Reuters

British Columbia braces for more heavy rain

Nov. 30, 2021 at 9:48 pm CST

Ottawa | Reuters — British Columbia is facing more heavy rains as the province tries to recover from massive floods and mudslides, Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth told reporters on Tuesday. Farnworth said crews were working to shore up dikes and dams, adding some roads would be closed protectively. Flooding […]

By Reuters

B.C. extends fuel restrictions following flooding

Nov. 29, 2021 at 8:00 pm CST

Reuters — Government officials in British Columbia on Monday extended restrictions on the use of fuel by residents, saying it was needed for emergency vehicles as the region recovers from devastating floods. The order, first issued on Nov. 19, limits vehicles deemed “non-essential” by the government to 30 litres of […]

By Reuters